Places to visit
Things to do in Doğubayazıt
9 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 9 described destinations within Doğubayazıt, Ağrı. The themes that come up most: Local culture, Nature, Faith heritage, History, Architecture, Culture.
Nuh'un Gemisi
Noah's Ark is a natural monument between the villages of Telçeker and Üzengili on the southern opposite side of Mount Ağrı. In fact, this monument is a ship-shaped form, a trace (silhouette). The remains are 3.5 kilometers from the Turkey-Iran Transit road. It is claimed that the ship, which ran aground as a result of Noah's flood, remained here. The popular name of this place is Cudi Dağı. From 1983 onwards, the search efforts for the remains of the holy ship here accelerated.
45 minutes
Yaban Hayati (fauna) Gözlemciliği - Balik Gölü
Ağrı Balık Lake is 26 km from Taşlıçay district and 60 km from Doğubayazıt district, and lies within the borders of the two districts. The lake, with an elevation of 2241 m above sea level, is one of Turkey's highest-altitude lakes. It is fed by small streams coming from the surrounding mountains, springs on its shore, and groundwater. Its depth is 100 meters.
45 minutes
Eski Bayezid Cami
Doğubayazıt was incorporated into Ottoman lands during the reign of Selim I after the 1514 Battle of Çaldıran, and the centrally domed, single-minaret mosque right next to Doğubayazıt Castle was also built in that period. After the slope on which the mosque stands was leveled, a flat terrace was formed by building a wall, and this mosque was constructed on it. This mosque, built of cut stone, is 15–20x15-20 meters in size, with a land plan and a single dome.
45 minutes
Meteor Çukuru
It is located 35 kilometers east of Doğubayazıt district center, approximately 2 kilometers northeast of the Gürbulak border gate. It is a 2nd degree natural protected site registered in 1988 by the Erzurum Cultural Heritage Preservation Regional Board. It is a karstic depression, with a depth of 60 meters and a diameter of 35 meters. Among the local people, it is said that in 1892 a large meteorite fell at night, causing tremors, and that the water sources of Gülveren Village flowed muddy.
45 minutes
Nuhun Gemisi
Noah's ark is a legendary ship whose dimensions, construction, and the details of the flood and its aftermath are described in the Genesis section of the Torah, which God commanded to be built because people had plunged into evil, saying, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the people I have created, and with them the animals, the creatures that move along the ground, and the birds," "For they have fallen into heedlessness," yet with the aim of giving humankind and other living beings another chance in the person of Noah.
30 minutes
Eski Bayazıt Camii
Doğubayazıt was incorporated into Ottoman lands during the reign of Selim I after the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran, and the centrally domed, single-minaret Selim Camii, right next to Doğubayazıt Castle, was also built in that period.
20 minutes
Urartu Kalesi
The construction date of this castle on the rocks is unknown. Most likely, the castle dates back to the Urartian period. Inside the castle, which has survived to the present day in a very ruined condition, there are Urartian tombs and architectural remains from Antiquity.
30 minutes
İshak Paşa Sarayı
Ishak Pasha Palace is a historical structure located in Doğubayazıt, representing an important example of Ottoman architecture.
120 minutes
Buz Mağarası
It is a natural monument cave located on the southern slope of Küçük Ağrı Dağı, approximately 3 kilometers northeast of Hallaç Köyü, on the same lava tunnel system as the meteor crater. The cave is a pit with a long axis, elliptical in shape, approximately 100 meters long, 50 meters wide, and 8 meters deep. The mouth of the cave is situated slightly higher than the main pit.
45 minutes